漢字道KANJIDO

13 strokesRadical

2High school graduate / general13 strokesRadical
On
セン・エン
Kun
うらや.む・あまり
Meaning
envy; covet

Origin

ORIGIN

A sheep plus drooling: looking at a fine sheep and coveting it.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

セン羨望
うらやむ羨む
うらやましい羨ましい

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 羨望せんぼう

    envy

  • 羨ましいうらやましい

    enviable

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

友の才能が心から羨ましい。

I genuinely envy my friend’s talent.

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